Born and raised here, Mardi Gras has always been an important event for Kevin Fitzwilliam’s family and friends. “We love Mardi Gras, we all participate and have our same traditions we’ve had our ...

Pat Sparks will present a program titled “Handmade Felt Beads” at the next Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild meet Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka. Sparks ...

Elsie Chartier of Shelby Township likes to keep busy. The 91-year-old Australian-born crafter moved to the U.S. as a newlywed in 1944, and she enjoys spending much of her time crocheting and knitting ...

As the jewelry factories of Providence began to shut down in the 1980s and 1990s, Debbie Goyette collected what she could. In 1996, she started an online business selling her findings. Encouraged by a ...

Some jewelry sits quietly on the body without making a visual sound, if you will. And, more often than not, it goes unnoticed. But, then there’s the chunky body adornment that makes a bold statement, ...

Since 2004, BeadforLife has changed the lives of women struggling in Uganda In 2011, Teddy Namuyiga was desperate. She was living with her three daughters outside Kampala, Uganda, on less than $1 a ...

The craft and hobby segment of the retail sector has grown into a $27 billion industry while other retail sectors have declined. Jewelry crafters find it easy to turn their hobby into a moneymaking ...